The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast Chapter has announced the 2016 High School Student Production Award winners and White County High was awarded three video awards.
Charles Dewalt, Executive Director of Warrior Broadcasting at the high school said WTVN Warrior TV was awarded three Student Production Awards, Student Emmys, for three separate works; Lady Liberty a production by the students, filmed when the students visited New York City. A Georgia Dental Technician video, filmed for Bill Thomas and the Georgia Dental Technicians. And, A Drop Too Far – A film that students worked on in Atlanta.
Here is a list of students involved in each production:
Georgia Dental Technicians Video
Maddie Cope
Alex Blalock
Nikki Pyle
Austin Williams
Meghan Sosebee
Chandler Miller
Tyler Dorsey
Francesco Mion
A Drop Too Far
Francesco Mion
Tyler Dorsey
Maddie Cope
Joseph McGuire
Lady Liberty
Collin Cruikshank
Maddie Cope
Delany Owenby
Taylor Benson
Austin Williams
Alex Cathey
Alex Blalock
Meghan Sosebee
In addition, the Georgia Dental Association production was awarded the top Public Affairs/Community Service prize.
White County Students were also recognized in two other areas; Maddie Cope and Tyler Dorsey were awarded Director awards and Collin Cruikshank and Maddie Cope received writer awards. Georgia broadcasters and regional Emmy Award winners Jerry Carnes and Heather Catlin made the official announcements by video on April 28, 2016.
The annual competition encourages excellence in video production and focuses public attention on outstanding achievements in broadcasting produced by high school students.
Twenty-four schools from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Asheville, NC entered the 4th annual High School Production Award competition.
